Meir Park and Weston Coyney Medical Practice

07/10/2025

📢 Important Information About Our Online Consultation Tool (October 2025)

Dear Patients,

We’re pleased to offer an online consultation tool as part of our service. It’s a convenient way to contact us about your health and can often save you time. However, please remember that it’s not suitable for urgent or serious problems.

🚨 Do NOT use the online form if you are experiencing:
• Chest pain or difficulty breathing
• Severe abdominal pain
• Signs of a stroke (e.g. facial droop, weakness, difficulty speaking)
• Heavy bleeding
• Sudden confusion or collapse
• Or if you feel your life may be at risk

👉 In these cases, please call 999 immediately or go to your nearest A&E department.

📞 If your problem is urgent but not life-threatening, please telephone the practice so we can assess and advise you quickly.

💻 The online consultation tool works best for:
• Routine queries
• Sick note requests (for conditions already assessed by a clinician)
• Non-urgent health advice
• Follow-up questions about existing conditions

Using the service appropriately helps us keep it safe and effective for everyone. Please note, if the number of queries rises above safe capacity, your query may be added to a waiting list to be answered at a later date.

Before submitting an online query, please check whether another service can help:
🏥 Hospital appointments – contact the hospital department directly
💊 Medication or prescription queries – use the NHS App or speak to your community pharmacy

🌐 For more information on local services, visit our website:
👉 www.meirparksurgery.co.uk

Thank you for helping us provide the best possible care for you and all our patients. 💙

22/08/2025

🍂❄️ Get Winter Ready with Meir PCN! ❄️🍂

We’re hosting a FREE drop-in event to help you stay healthy and well this winter.

📅 Tuesday 9th September 2025
⏰ 10am – 4pm (drop in anytime)
📍 Meir Community Centre – Pickford Place

Come along and:
✔️ Speak to healthcare professionals – including our PCN Nutritionist, Health Coaches & Mental Health Support Workers

✔️ Get help with the NHS App from Wavemaker

✔️ Learn about the Pharmacy First scheme

✔️ Access local support for transport, money matters, foodbanks, stop smoking services & more!

No need to book – just drop in anytime between 10am–4pm.

We look forward to seeing you there! 💙

21/08/2025

Summer Bank Holiday Closure 🌞

Please note that GP practices across the area will be closed on Monday 25th August for the Summer Bank Holiday.

📞 For urgent medical help during this time, please call NHS 111.
🚨 In an emergency, always call 999.

Thank you for your understanding.

13/08/2025

📢 As of September 2025 Cervical Screening Results will be sent via the NHS App 📢

From September, if your cervical screening result is negative, you may receive it directly through the NHS App instead of by post.

• You’ll get a message in the app (this will appear as an NHS app notification) and if it isn’t read within 72 hours, a letter will be sent as a back-up.

• Letters for abnormal results will STILL be sent by post for now.

This change follows the success of digital invitations and reminders earlier this year — helping patients receive information more quickly and securely.

What you can do now:
✅ Download the NHS App: www.nhs.uk/nhs-app
✅ Turn on notifications so you don’t miss your result
✅ Enjoy other features of the app, such as booking GP appointments and viewing test results

25/06/2025

❗️IMPORTANT INFORMATION❗️

Please be advised that the Meir Park Surgery, Lysander Road will be closed again from 1pm TOMORROW (26.06.2025) due to renovations. Everything will be back to normal on Friday.

The Meir Primary Care Cente will be open for access and our phone lines will be running as usual up until 6pm for any queries.

All appointments will go ahead at the MPCC tomorrow afternoon.

Thank you.

18/06/2025

❗️IMPORTANT INFORMATION❗️

Please be advised that the Meir Park Surgery, Lysander Road will be closed from 2pm TOMORROW (19.06.2025) due to renovations. Everything will be back to normal on Friday.

The Meir Primary Care Cente will be open for access and our phone lines will be running as usual up until 6pm for any queries.

All appointments will go ahead at the MPCC tomorrow afternoon.

Thank you.

10/06/2025

05/06/2025

📢 Local Support Available for Our Elderly Patients

We’d like to highlight a trusted local service, S.O.S – Serving Our Seniors, offering practical help and companionship for those who may need a little extra support at home.

Services include:
✅ Prescription collection & medical appointments
✅ Shopping, light housework & gardening
✅ Social outings, companionship & meal prep
✅ Pet walking and even hairdressing

📍 Covering Meir Park and surrounding areas
📞 Contact Lyndsay on 07885 707966 for more information
✔️ Fully insured & DBS checked

A valuable service for patients who may benefit from a helping hand in their day-to-day lives 💗

10/03/2025

❗️IMPORTANT❗️

Please be advised that our phone system isn’t working this morning and no calls are coming through to us.

It is a nation wide problem and has been reported.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

If you need an appointment please pop down the reception if you can.

In an emergency please call 999.

Thank you for your patience.

24/12/2024

THANK YOU!!

We would all like to say a HUGE thank you to those who have come in and brought a gift for us - it’s most definitely helped us to get through the busiest time of year.

We are so grateful for each gift that has been brought in, you have all been so generous and it’s so nice to be appreciated.

We would like to wish all of our patients a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

We shall be back open Friday 27th December 2024.

Stay safe

🎄🎅🏼 ⛄️ 🦌

17/12/2024

‼️ IMPORTANT NOTICE‼️

Please be advised that today our phone systems are getting swapped over to a new system. This will be around 10am.

Please bare with us as there may be a few technical issues, however a technician will be on site to help if there are.

If any issues arise while you are trying to call us and it can’t wait please pop into reception OR in an EMERGENCY please dial 999, 111 or attend the nearest A&E.

Apologies in advance for any inconvenience but we are hoping everything will run smoothly.

06/11/2024

STRESS AWARENESS DAY.

Today is Stress Awareness Day and this years theme is ‘Campaigning to Reduce Stress and Improve Wellbeing’

It's a day dedicated to stress management and combating the stigma of stress and mental health issues.

To help combat stress it’s important to stay active, connecting with people and take time for yourself.